DIY Luxo Jr. Lamp (Pixar Inspired)

I wanted to make a Pixar style lamp out of wood. It took me three attempts, but I'm happy with the result!

I chose this project because I wanted to learn Google Sketchup. It took me about 3 days but I finally got the hang of it. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the X-Carve to cut properly, so I gave up.

I got my second wind after all the frustration and decided to cut my parts out by hand. This worked great and only took me about 30 minutes.

I bought this brass lamp shade from my local salvage supply for $3 dollars. But it needed a back so I brazed another piece of brass so I had something to attach my lamp socket to.

I used liquid electrical tape and a rubber gasket to insulate my wiring from the brass.

I used brass rod to connect everything. Initially I was going to use springs to make it a true balanced arm lamp, but the friction of the joints is working great. If that ever changes I'll add springs like in the design.

Here's the sketchup and SVG files if anyone is interested in making their own.

http://www.mikeandlauren.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lamp_files.zip